For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

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for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.(A)

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To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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who spread out the earth(A) upon the waters,(B)
His love endures forever.

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22 Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

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22 Should you not fear(A) me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble(B) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,(C)
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar,(D) but they cannot cross it.

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Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

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He set the earth(A) on its foundations;(B)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(C) with the watery depths(D) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(E) above the mountains.

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And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(A) and let dry ground(B) appear.” And it was so.(C) 10 God called(D) the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters(E) he called “seas.”(F) And God saw that it was good.(G)

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11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.

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11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(A) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

12 But God made(B) the earth(C) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(D)
    and stretched out the heavens(E) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(F) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(G) with the rain(H)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(I)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(J) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(K)
    they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(L) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(M) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,(N)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(O)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.

10 Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

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10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(A)
    The world is firmly established,(B) it cannot be moved;(C)
    he will judge(D) the peoples with equity.(E)

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Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

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“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.(B)

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For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(A) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(B) By these waters also the world of that time(C) was deluged and destroyed.(D) By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(E) being kept for the day of judgment(F) and destruction of the ungodly.

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By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

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“Who shut up the sea behind doors(A)
    when it burst forth from the womb,(B)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,(C)
10 when I fixed limits for it(D)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(E)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(F)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(G)

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22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

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22 “As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,(A)
cold and heat,
summer and winter,(B)
day and night
will never cease.”(C)

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In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

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In his hand are the depths of the earth,(A)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.

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